Riva was born in 1920 in Cantù with Nino Romano, who produced solid wood classic furniture in his small family-run workshop. After the war, Mario Riva took over his father's activity in the Vighizzolo workshop. Production remained almost unchanged, following traditional Brianza cabinet-making custom. Riva 1920 designs, tailors, and creates products that enhance spaces, connect people, and don’t harm the environment. Furniture entirely made in Italy whose longevity is central for sustainable development, preserving also the craftsmanship in the age of technology, with timeless creations that don’t follow short-term trends.
“Subversive, ethical, ecological, political, humorous... that is how I see my job as a designer”
“I enjoy what I do everyday. I never stop thinking about my work and all that relates to it, it’s what keeps me alive.”
“I always think that the project I'm working on will be the best one, where the design and materials are anti-fragile and resilient”
"Fabrice Berrux loves to design and work with pleated-fabric, silkscreen glass and bulbs lamps."
“I’m a person who fishes for ideas. I was born in Ibiza and I’m an industrial dreamer”